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• #Collaboration #Teamwork #ValueofVolunteering As officers we rely on our Auxiliary Unit to stand by us and support… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-04-2018 20:50 via Barrie Police @BarriePolice
  #Collaboration #Teamwork #ValueofVolunteering As officers we rely on our Auxiliary Unit to stand by us and support… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• April is Donor Month! Did you know that 1 organ donor can save up to 8 lives?! You can register at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-04-2018 18:53 via Barrie Police @BarriePolice
  April is Donor Month!Did you know that 1 organ donor can save up to 8 lives?! You can register at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ford's plan to cut corporate tax, halt wage hike benefits big business: Wynne

  19-04-2018 18:25 via CTV News Barrie
  Ontario's Liberal premier says Tory promises to cut the provincial corporate income tax while halting a minimum wage hike would benefit big business while leaving workers in the lurch.
  
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• CN Tower closed for fourth day due to falling ice risk

  19-04-2018 18:21 via CTV News Barrie
  The CN Tower is closed for a fourth consecutive day due to the risk of ice falling from the Toronto landmark.
  
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• Tractor trailer removed from Hwy. 400 ditch days after crash

  19-04-2018 18:09 via CTV News Barrie
  A tractor trailer that went off the road along Highway 400 after a crash just south of Barrie earlier this week has finally been removed.
  
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• Barrie man says he was stuck in home because plow left dumping of snow

  19-04-2018 00:07 via CTV News Barrie
  A Barrie man says he was stuck in his home because a plow left a dumping of snow in front of his driveway.
  
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• OPP try to find man who helped woman after alleged sexual assault

  18-04-2018 22:23 via CTV News Barrie
  The OPP is trying to find the person who helped a woman they say was sexually assaulted in Collingwood.
  
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• Province begins stocking Georgian Bay with trout

  18-04-2018 22:07 via CTV News Barrie
  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has begun pouring thousands of young lake trout into Georgian Bay to keep the trout population strong.
  
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• OPP staff sergeant charged with sexual assault

  18-04-2018 19:42 via CTV News Barrie
  A provincial police staff sergeant is facing charges following an investigation by the force's professional standards bureau.
  
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• Ontario man charged with murder after disappearance of 2 men in 1991

  18-04-2018 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  Police said they credited the unsolved murder and missing persons campaign launched last year as a contributing factor in the arrest.
  
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• Bank of Canada keeps interest rate at 1.25%

  18-04-2018 18:51 via CTV News Barrie
  The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate at 1.25 per cent, saying it expects further rate hikes to be necessary over time.
  
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• Toronto neurosurgeon charged with killing his physician wife to stand trial next year

  18-04-2018 18:48 via CTV News Barrie
  A Toronto neurosurgeon accused of killing his physician wife will stand trial next year, a judge ordered Wednesday.
  
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• Did you miss the news conference today with @BarriePolice and @OPP_CR in relation to #SimcoeCountyCaseFiles? Check… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  18-04-2018 18:29 via Barrie Police @BarriePolice
  Did you miss the news conference today with @BarriePolice and @OPP_CR in relation to #SimcoeCountyCaseFiles?Check… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• New Mental Health Service launched in Newmarket

  18-04-2018 18:20 via CTV News Barrie
  The Canadian Mental Health Association has teamed up with Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket to launch a new multi-disciplinary mental health service.
  
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• Elmvale man charged with murder in the 1991 disappearances of two men

  18-04-2018 17:12 via CTV News Barrie
  Police have laid first-degree murder charges more than 26 years after two men went missing in Barrie.
  
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• Final preparations are underway way for today’s news conference at @BarriePolice Headquarters starting at 11:00 - j… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  18-04-2018 16:14 via Barrie Police @BarriePolice
  Final preparations are underway way for today’s news conference at @BarriePolice Headquarters starting at 11:00 - j… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Officers accused of poor note taking, fabricating evidence in home invasion trial

  18-04-2018 00:58 via CTV News Barrie
  Defence lawyers accused Barrie police officers of fabricating and writing unreliable notes in the trial of two men accused of targeting a senior in a home invasion.
  
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• RVH looking at Innisfil as possible site for south campus

  17-04-2018 23:36 via CTV News Barrie
  Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre is looking at Innisfil as a possible location for a second campus.
  
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• Plows having a hard time cleaning residential streets because of parked parks

  17-04-2018 23:08 via CTV News Barrie
  The City of Barrie is having a hard time clearing side streets because some vehicles were left parked on the road during the recent ice storm.
  
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• Plows having a hard time cleaning residential streets because of parked cars

  17-04-2018 23:08 via CTV News Barrie
  The City of Barrie is having a hard time clearing side streets because some vehicles were left parked on the road during the recent ice storm.
  
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• Man accused of driving propane truck while drunk on Hwy. 402

  17-04-2018 22:29 via CTV News Barrie
  Provincial police say it was a disaster waiting to happen.
  
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• 267 weapons turned over to police mid-way through gun amnesty: OPP

  17-04-2018 21:37 via CTV News Barrie
  Provincial police say nearly 270 weapons have been turned over to the force mid-way through its month-long gun amnesty.
  
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• The Gun Amnesty Mid-Campaign numbers are out. There are two weeks remaining to turn in weapons and/or ammunition.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-04-2018 21:33 via Barrie Police @BarriePolice
  The Gun Amnesty Mid-Campaign numbers are out. There are two weeks remaining to turn in weapons and/or ammunition.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Barrie home to fourth highest rent in Canada this month: report

  17-04-2018 21:12 via CTV News Barrie
  Barrie continues to be one of the most expensive places to rent in Canada after another increase to rental rates.
  
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• Still a very 🌬blustery and ❄️wintery view across #KempenfeltBay with little sign of the beach days and sun ahead of… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-04-2018 21:11 via Barrie Police @BarriePolice
  Still a very 🌬blustery and ❄️wintery view across #KempenfeltBay with little sign of the beach days and sun ahead of… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Barrie police, OPP to announce resolution to unsolved case

  17-04-2018 20:13 via CTV News Barrie
  Barrie police and the OPP will announce a resolution to one of their unsolved cases tomorrow.
  
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• Members of the media are invited to join representatives from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) & the Barrie Poli… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-04-2018 19:21 via Barrie Police @BarriePolice
  Members of the media are invited to join representatives from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) & the Barrie Poli… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Sometimes our volunteers appear in all shapes and sizes! This week we thank those who🤸🏽‍♂️into their roll as… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-04-2018 18:53 via Barrie Police @BarriePolice
  Sometimes our volunteers appear in all shapes and sizes! This week we thank those who🤸🏽‍♂️into their roll as… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Barrie to pay $1.86M to repair Bayfield Street

  17-04-2018 18:25 via CTV News Barrie
  The City of Barrie has doubled the budget to repair one of its bumpiest roads.
  
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• Ontario Liberals to introduce bill for fair wages on government construction projects

  17-04-2018 17:18 via CTV News Barrie
  Ontario's governing Liberals say they will introduce legislation today to ensure those working on government projects in certain sectors will be paid a fair wage.
  
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• Liberal bill would guarantee 'fair' pay for some workers under government contract

  17-04-2018 17:18 via CTV News Barrie
  Construction workers, building security guards and cleaners who are under government contracts would receive a "fair" wage under new legislation Ontario's governing Liberals will introduce Tuesday and hope to pass before the June provincial election.
  
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• Alleged Toronto serial killer faces 8th murder charge

  17-04-2018 00:17 via CTV News Barrie
  The complex investigation into alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur took another twist on Monday as Toronto police laid an eighth murder charge related to the death of a man who bucked the primary trend in the case.
  
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• OFM, OPP probe weekend fire in Wasaga Beach

  17-04-2018 00:07 via CTV News Barrie
  A Wasaga Beach man is in hospital after his parents' home went up in flames over the weekend.
  
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• Newmarket convenience store robbed at gunpoint

  16-04-2018 23:16 via CTV News Barrie
  Police are searching for two suspects who allegedly robbed a Newmarket store at gunpoint.
  
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• Group from Barrie, Bradford father win big on lottery tickets

  16-04-2018 22:51 via CTV News Barrie
  Five people are celebrating after winning big on lottery tickets.
  
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• NDP pledge child care program, health-care spending in platform

  16-04-2018 20:00 via CTV News Barrie
  Ontario's New Democrats are promising free child care for families earning less than $40,000 and a boost to hospital budgets if elected this spring, but say they would run multi-year deficits to pay for their plan.
  
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• Police search for missing Penetanguishene woman

  16-04-2018 19:42 via CTV News Barrie
  Police are searching for a missing Penetanguishene woman who hasn’t been seen in more than 10 days.
  
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• Police search for missing Midland woman

  16-04-2018 19:42 via CTV News Barrie
  Police are searching for a missing Midland woman who hasn’t been seen in more than 10 days.
  
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• Police locate missing Penetanguishene woman

  16-04-2018 19:42 via CTV News Barrie
  Police have located a Penetanguishene woman who was missing for more than 10 days.
  
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• City of Barrie spring storm update - BarrieToday

  16-04-2018 19:06
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  City of Barrie spring storm update
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  NEWS RELEASE CITY OF BARRIE ************************* The City of Barrie remains under a Freezing Rain Warning. Freezing rain is slowly transitioning to rain across the region, but will linger into this morning as temperatures struggle to rise above ...
  
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• Ice storm coverage: Freezing rain warnings end, but heavy rainfall expected

  16-04-2018 18:57 via CTV News Barrie
  People across central Ontario woke up to a thick coating of ice, but the worst of the storm seems to have remained in the south.
  
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• Ice storm coverage: All weather warnings have ended

  16-04-2018 18:57 via CTV News Barrie
  People across central Ontario woke up to a thick coating of ice, but the worst of the storm seems to have remained in the south.
  
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• South Ontario's Guelph, London, and Barrie bringing private sector into municipal planning - ITBusiness.ca

  16-04-2018 18:32
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  South Ontario's Guelph, London, and Barrie bringing private sector into municipal planning
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  The southern Ontario cities of Guelph, London, and Barrie want to make it easier for businesses to contribute to municipal planning. On Thursday, the municipalities announced the three-year Municipal Innovation Exchange (MIX) project, an initiative ...
  
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• Crash closes stretch of Hwy. 400 from Barrie to Innisfil - CityNews Toronto

  16-04-2018 18:11
  CityNews Toronto
  Crash closes stretch of Hwy. 400 from Barrie to Innisfil
  CityNews Toronto
  The crash involving two tractor-trailers occurred on the northbound lanes of the 400 approaching Mapleview Drive in Barrie.
  Transport truck driver charged after crash closes Hwy. 400 near BarrieCP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  Truck driver charged with careless driving in Hwy. 400 crash680 News
  Transport truck crash closes Hwy. 400 in BarrieToronto Sun
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• Hwy. 400 reopens after transport truck jackknifes through centre rail

  16-04-2018 17:43 via CTV News Barrie
  Highway 400 has reopened after a crash involving two transport trucks, just south of Barrie.
  
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• Highway 400 closed south of Barrie after transport truck jackknifes through centre rail

  16-04-2018 17:43 via CTV News Barrie
  All lanes of Highway 400 are closed just south of Barrie after a crash involving two transport trucks.
  
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• ARRESTED: @BarriePolice received multiple tips and have charged a 33y/o Barrie female and 30y/o Barrie male with T… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-04-2018 15:51 via Barrie Police @BarriePolice
  ARRESTED: @BarriePolicereceived multiple tips and have charged a 33y/o Barrie female and 30y/o Barrie male with T… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• #NationalVolunteerWeek is a great opportunity to acknowledge and thank all the outstanding Auxiliary Constables wit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-04-2018 11:39 via Barrie Police @BarriePolice
  #NationalVolunteerWeek is a great opportunity to acknowledge and thank all the outstanding Auxiliary Constables wit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Suspicious house fire in Wasaga Beach - CTV News

  16-04-2018 01:28
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  Suspicious house fire in Wasaga Beach
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  Police confirm a man is in custody after a suspicious house fire in Wasaga Beach. The fire broke out around 2 p.m. on Saturday at a home on River Road West, near Silver Birch Avenue. Paramedics say one person was taken to a local hospital with non-life ...and more »
  
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• Suspicious house fire in Wasaga Beach

  16-04-2018 01:26 via CTV News Barrie
  Police confirm a man is in custody after a suspicious house fire in Wasaga Beach.
  
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